<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>New University of Houston Online Courses and Video Lectures</title>
<link>http://www.freevideolectures.com</link>
<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to this feed and get newly added University of Houston courses delivered directly to your inbox.]]></description>
<item>
<title>Fundamental of Public Speaking</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2593/Fundamental-of-Public-Speaking</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fundamentals of Public Speaking refines students' listening and verbal/nonverbal skills, essential to effective communication. In addition to developing and delivering informative and persuasive speeches, students will assess both peer and guest speaker performances to sharpen critiquing skills. Stu...]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Effective Meeting Management</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2604/Effective-Meeting-Management</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Procedures for planning and conducting meetings, including large conventions, board meetings, and informal committees....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Introduction to Ethics</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2582/Introduction-to-Ethics</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A historical introduction to the main problems and questions of moral philosophy....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Problems of Normal Life</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2597/Problems-of-Normal-Life</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Examines psychological issues and decisions, stressing characteristics of modern living. Presents and discusses coping strategies used to manage these problems....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Introduction to Psychology II</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2594/Introduction-to-Psychology-II</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Principles and theories of psychology including methodology and brief analysis of major content areas ranging from development, perception, and learning to motivation/emotion, personality, and social processes....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>20th Century United States History</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2579/20th-Century-United-States-History</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Major themes and issues in American history during the 20th century. The goal of this course is to prepare students to understand the world they live by understanding the critical issues and events that America has faced in the last one hundred years....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Nobel Prize Winners in Literature</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2580/Nobel-Prize-Winners-in-Literature</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Examination of selected works by winners of the Nobel Prize in literature in prose, poetry, and drama, focusing on literary techniques and the cultural background and significance of the work....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>World Civilization Since 1500</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2583/World-Civilization-Since-1500</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the interactions among seven major cultural traditions (Judeo-Christian, Graeco-Roman, Indian, Chinese, African, Islamic, American Indian), from c.e. 1500....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Bible and Modern Science</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2584/The-Bible-and-Modern-Science</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Detailed study of the reciprocal inference of modern science and the interpretation of the Bible. Critical examination of contemporary theories of their relationship....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>World Revolutions</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2586/World-Revolutions</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Causes and effects of modern revolutions from the English Civil War of the 17th century to the Iranian Revolution at the end of the 20th century....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Human Growth and Development</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2603/Human-Growth-and-Development</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An introductory survey of current developmental theories and research with emphasis on the affective, social, and intellectual areas....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Literature of the Restoration, 18th Century</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2613/Literature-of-the-Restoration-18th-Century</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Blake; the poetic genres; the rise of journalism and the novel; biography and drama; historical and philosophical background....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Latin American History through the Novel</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2614/Latin-American-History-through-the-Novel</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes has asserted that the real historians in Latin America are its novelists. We will examine this premise by reading a number of novels by contemporary Latin American writers, and discussing the historical events and personages depicted therein. Our interest is in ho...]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Introduction to Communication Theory</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2590/Introduction-to-Communication-Theory</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By developing an understanding of a variety of theories of human communication, students will achieve an understanding that permits a more flexible, useful and discriminating interpretation of human communication events....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Crisis Communication</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2606/Crisis-Communication</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Advanced interpersonal communication concepts dealing with relationship disintegration and crisis intervention....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Education of Children with Disabilities</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2609/Education-of-Children-with-Disabilities</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Provides an overview of special education. Characteristics, instructional strategies, and services for children with disabilities....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Fundamental of Chemistry</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2581/Fundamental-of-Chemistry</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Modern concepts using mathematics for understanding principles, fundamental laws, atomic and molecular structure, states of matter, equilibrium, kinetics, and elementary inorganic, nuclear, and organic chemistry....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Psychology of Gender</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2585/Psychology-of-Gender</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The goal of this course is to explore the psychology of gender through an understanding of biological and archetypal dimensions of Female/Male, Feminine/Masculine and contra-sexuality as a basis for gender differences, social behaviors, roles and public policies. Emphasis will focus on empirical evi...]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Masterpieces of British Literature to the Eighteenth Century</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2587/Masterpieces-of-British-Literature-to-the-Eighteenth-Century</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Works by major British authors representative of medieval, Renaissance, and neoclassical periods ....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Americas: Identity, Culture, and Power</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2588/The-Americas-Identity-Culture-and-Power</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This course is designed to offer you a novel and innovative alternative to conventional classes in the humanities and social sciences. Truly interdisciplinary, the course draws on faculty from ten academic departments and schools. This class is also genuinely comparative and hemispheric....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Introduction to Clinical Psychology</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2589/Introduction-to-Clinical-Psychology</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Survey of the science and practice of clinical psychology and its specialty areas, including discussions or diagnoses and evaluations, empirically-validated interventions and prevention strategies for use with clinical populations....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Psychology of Personality II</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2591/Psychology-of-Personality-II</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Theories of personality and their applications to current individual and societal psychological problems....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Industrial/Organizational Psychology</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2592/Industrial/Organizational-Psychology</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Industrial/Organizational Psychology is designed to provide an introduction to the field of I/O psychology. We will explore the basic concepts and theories related to I/O psychology including methodology and a brief analysis of major content areas such as personnel selection, performance appraisal, ...]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Abnormal Psychology</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2595/Abnormal-Psychology</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This course familiarizes you with (1)the basic disorders of the diagnostic system, (2)the issues involved in defining abnormality and diagnoses, and (3)the ways in which biological, environmental and psychological factors may contribute to abnormal behavior....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Theories of Culture</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2596/Theories-of-Culture</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Historical development of anthropological thought, with emphasis on contemporary theoretical systems....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Cultural Psychology</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2598/Cultural-Psychology</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Relationship between ethnicity, socialization, personality, behavior issues related to current race relations....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Masterpieces of British Literature from the Eighteenth Century</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2599/Masterpieces-of-British-Literature-from-the-Eighteenth-Century</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Works by major British authors representative of the romantic, Victorian, and modern periods....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Introduction to Cognitive Psychology</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2600/Introduction-to-Cognitive-Psychology</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An information-processing approach to human functioning introducing topics in memory, language, thought, judgment, and skilled performance....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Christianity and Ethics</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2601/Christianity-and-Ethics</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Comparison of ethics from a Christocentric perspective and a philosophical perspective. Relationship between Christian thought and western philosophical traditions with regard to classical and contemporary moral issues and their relation to current political and social issues....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Latin America Perspectives</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2602/Latin-America-Perspectives</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An interdisciplinary introduction to the history, cultures, and languages of Latin America. Topics include the region's indigenous past, religious traditions, linguistic realities, economic development, gender relations, political dynamics, popular culture, and social forces....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Flowering of the Middle Ages</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2605/The-Flowering-of-the-Middle-Ages</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Aspects of the Middle Ages from the perspectives of different disciplines such as history, English, French, Spanish, philosophy, music, art history, engineering, architecture, and law....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Educational Psychology</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2607/Educational-Psychology</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Educational psychology emphasizing human development and learning, motivation, instructional applications, individual differences, tests and measurement ....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Contemporary Novel: Magical Realism</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2608/The-Contemporary-Novel-Magical-Realism</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This course will focus on recent novels that have been described by the term "magical realism." Magical realism engages the usual devises of narrative realism, but with a difference: the supernatural is an ordinary matter, an everyday occurrence, accepted and integrated into the rationality and mate...]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Pirates, Smugglers, and the Modern World</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2610/Pirates-Smugglers-and-the-Modern-World</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Explores piracy and smuggling from the early modern world to the present. Topics include Caribbean and Indian Oceans and pirates, social history, and piracy and smuggling in the age of globalization....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>CIA in the Third World</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2611/CIA-in-the-Third-World</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Central Intelligence Agency as an instrument of United States policy toward Third World nations. The history of American intelligence institutions, the contemporary history of selected developing nations, U.S. relations with these countries, and specific cases of CIA involvement....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Vikings</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2612/The-Vikings</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[History, culture, and religion of Vikings from their Indo-European roots and migration to Scandinavia through their invasions of Europe, excursions to North America, and trade with the Byzantine and Muslim worlds: state-building and impact on world history....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>War, Globalization, and Terror</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2541/War-Globalization-and-Terror</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A history of the U.S. role in the world, with a particular emphasis on commercial expansion and warfare, and their domestic consequences, in the 20th century....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>World Civilization to 1500</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2542/World-Civilization-to-1500</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A comparative survey of six major geographical and cultural areas (West Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Europe, and Meso-America) from 4000 B.C. to c.e. 1500....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Vietnam War</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2543/The-Vietnam-War</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Prominent developments in twentieth-century Vietnam and U.S. intervention in its civil war....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Development of the Novel</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2544/Development-of-the-Novel</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Comparison of novels representing various periods in Western cultures with emphasis on a broad historical perspective on the genre, as well as its special characteristics....]]></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>The Crusades</title>
<link>http://freevideolectures.com/Course/2540/The-Crusades</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Origins, development, and results of the crusades from the eleventh through the thirteenth centuries....]]></description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>